head to head
vs
MarathonvsTeam Fortress 2
Marathon leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Team Fortress 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
MarathonTeam Fortress 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Marathon leans harder on execution: Gunfights against other crews reward raw aim heavily
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 3
Marathon leans harder on variance: Loot spawns and unseen squads create hidden information
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.